Tag: IISc
How did COVID-19 spread during short conversations?
The simulations from a recent research showed that the risk of getting infected was higher when one person acted as a passive listener than when they engaged in a two-way conversation
Study finds Asthma drug can help fight COVID
Indian Institute of Science (IISc) team found that a drug used to treat Asthma and allergies can bind to and block a crucial protein produced by the virus SARS-CoV-2 and reduce viral replication in human immune cells
Microplastics detected in fish samples from Cauvery
Using a technique called Raman spectroscopy, researchers detected microplastics, the minute pieces of plastic often invisible to the naked eye and some toxic chemicals.
Mathematical model to predict COVID-19 vaccine efficacy
The researchers began by analysing over 80 different neutralising antibodies reported to be generated after vaccination against the surface spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19
IISc to set up 800-bed hospital in Bengaluru, receives Rs 425...
The ground-breaking is planned for June 2022 and the hospital will be operational by the end of 2024
Scientists develop new technology platform to detect SARS-CoV-2
A highlight of the study is that it presents an entirely new strategy to target a unique, unconventional nucleic acid structure specific to the SARS-CoV-2 sequence using small molecules
Study to help manage attention disorders
A team of researchers led by Prof. Sridharan Devarajan, an Associate Professor at the Centre for Neuroscience & Associate faculty in Computer Science and Automation, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, is seeking to find answers to these questions and develop therapies for treating attention disorders
Providing people-centric high-tech solutions
ARTPARK at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, developed an AI-driven platform that helped in the interpretation of images sent over WhatsApp, thus bringing about early interventions through rapid screening of COVID 19
Hydrogen sulphide gas may help tackle HIV: Study
The new study, which was conducted by researchers from the Bengaluru-based Indian Institute of Science (IISc), and their colleagues from the Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, could help tackle this issue......................
Blood-based biomarkers for brain tumours identified
Researchers have identified potential blood-based biomarkers to predict disease progression and survival times in those with late-stage brain tumours..........................






























































